Podcast: Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla bringing back radar?, FSD failure, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss the Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla potentially brining back the radar, Tesla admitting failure to bring FSD to market, and more.

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Electrek’s vehicle of the year is the svelte $25K Chevy Bolt

The lowest-priced EV in the US is somehow also one of the best. Now in its sixth year, the Bolt EV is also seasoned, having worked through a battery fiasco/recall and significant lapses by GM’s decision-makers while receiving modest but significant updates.

With a clean bill of health, the Bolt is now an huge outlier in bang-for-buck. But the 2023 Bolt is also quick, fun to drive, useful, and often more so than cars twice its price. In fact, I think we should be looking to the diminutive Bolt as the future of transportation.

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Mount Renogy’s 100W flexible solar panel to your RV for $139 in New Green Deals

If your RV, car, truck, or even shed doesn’t have a flat roof, then traditional solar panels won’t be easy to mount. Instead, pick up one of that are perfect for the task. On sale today for $139, this is the second-best price that we’ve seen all-time, and the lowest it’s been since July, making now a great time to pick it up. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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2022 was Tesla’s best year ever, but not for its stock (TSLA), and investors are not happy

2022 was undoubtedly Tesla’s best year ever financially and for vehicle deliveries, but it has not been for its stock (TSLA), and now investors are unhappy and telling the board about it.

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Ultium Cells $275M investment will boost battery cell output for GM EVs by 40%

Ultium Cells will invest $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee, battery plant to expand EV battery cell output by 40%. The new expansion will help fuel GM’s aggressive EV strategy as it ramps production.

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